Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
sec.18Water plan outcomes—cultural
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sec.18 Water plan outcomes—cultural
The cultural water plan outcomes for this plan are— to make water to which this plan applies available to support the cultural aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and to maintain flows of water to which this plan applies that support the cultural connection between the traditional owners of the plan area, the cultural values in the plan area and the water resources for the plan area; and to continue to engage with the traditional owners of the plan area to improve understanding of the cultural values, uses and aspirations in relation to water to which this plan applies; and to promote continual involvement of the traditional owners of the plan area in the development, monitoring and implementation of this water plan; and to maintain or provide flows of water to which this plan applies to support sites of cultural significance in the plan area, including, for example, the Wongi Waterholes; and to maintain or provide flows of water to which this plan applies to support species of cultural significance, including, for example, the Mary River cod, the Australian lungfish, the Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle.
- (a) to make water to which this plan applies available to support the cultural aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and
- (b) to maintain flows of water to which this plan applies that support the cultural connection between the traditional owners of the plan area, the cultural values in the plan area and the water resources for the plan area; and
- (c) to continue to engage with the traditional owners of the plan area to improve understanding of the cultural values, uses and aspirations in relation to water to which this plan applies; and
- (d) to promote continual involvement of the traditional owners of the plan area in the development, monitoring and implementation of this water plan; and
- (e) to maintain or provide flows of water to which this plan applies to support sites of cultural significance in the plan area, including, for example, the Wongi Waterholes; and
- (f) to maintain or provide flows of water to which this plan applies to support species of cultural significance, including, for example, the Mary River cod, the Australian lungfish, the Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle.